Launceston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 50.6322, -4.3588
- Population
- 8 910
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 311 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Launceston, England, United Kingdom
This page carries the current local time for Launceston, England, United Kingdom, in the Europe/London time zone (+1).
Launceston, United Kingdom
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/London
Local time in Launceston
UTC+1 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Launceston, England.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:44 AM Solar noon 1:04 PM Sunset 6:24 PM Daylight 10 h 40 min Night 13 h 20 min Civil twilight 7:11 AM – 6:57 PM
Weather in Launceston right now
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Launceston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- PL15
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in England
- London 8 961 989
- Birmingham 1 157 603
- Manchester 568 996
- Sheffield 556 500
- Leeds 536 280
- Liverpool 496 770
Other places named Launceston
- Launceston Tasmania, Australia
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Parson's Park — 18.6 km
- Merrymeet — 18.8 km
- Quethiock — 19.3 km
- Saint Mellion — 19.5 km
- Pengover Green — 19.6 km
- Trembraze — 19.9 km
About the time in Launceston
Addressing within Launceston draws on 1 postal code.
The name of the time zone in Launceston is Europe/London, and it runs UTC+1. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Today's schedule for Launceston: sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 6:24 PM. That gives 10 h 40 min of daylight.
Time runs the same in Launceston and in nearby Parson's Park and Merrymeet.
Questions and answers
- Which local time zone does Launceston follow?
- Launceston follows Europe/London, with an offset of +1.
- Does the clock in Launceston stay the same all year?
- Daylight saving time in Launceston: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Launceston?
- Sunset there is at 6:24 PM.